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British songwriting team

Biffco is a music production and songwriting team from Brighton, England, formed by Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher and Ash Howes. The group have worked with a number of high profile artists, including Kylie Minogue, One Direction, Atomic Kitten, Ellie Goulding, Leona Lewis, Little Mix, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Will Young. They are also largely responsible for the rise of the Spice Girls, Five, and East 17. So far, Biffco have had 41 hit singles, including nine number ones. Stannard and Howes also worked as music directors and show song producers on The X Factor since 2010.

Richard "Biff" Frederick Stannard was born in 1966. His breakthrough in the music industry came with English boyband East 17. Stannard met singer and songwriter Tony Mortimer and introduced him to music manager Tom Watkins, who Stannard was dating at the time. Stannard went on to be the executive producer of East 17's debut album, Walthamstow (1992), and produced two songs for the follow up album, Steam (1994).

Year Award Category Result 1997 Ivor Novello AwardsBest Selling British Written Single in the UK ("Wannabe")International Hit Of The Year ("Wannabe")Brit AwardsBest British Producer 1998ASCAP Pop Music AwardsMost Performed Songs in the U. S. ("Wannabe") ASCAP London Music AwardsMost Performed Songs in the U. S. ("Wannabe")Most Performed Songs in the U. S. ("2 Become 1")Song of the Year ("2 Become 1")Ivor Novello AwardsInternational Hit Of The Year ("Spice Up Your Life") 1999ASCAP London Music AwardsMost Performed Songs in the U. S. ("2 Become 1") 2014ASCAP London Music AwardsSong of the Year ("Lights")